- ripe old age
- почтенный возраст, зрелый возраст She lived to a ripe old age. ≈ Она дожила до почтенного возраста.
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
ripe old age
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ripe old age — a very old age She took up painting at the ripe old age of 85. They both lived to a ripe old age. sometimes used humorously She decided at the ripe old age of 23 that she d learned all there was to know about human nature. • • • Main Entry: ↑rip … Useful english dictionary
ripe (old) age — phrase an age at which someone is very old You can also use this expression in a humorous way about someone who is very young She lived to the ripe old age of 103. She was running her own business at the ripe old age of 18. Thesaurus: old age and … Useful english dictionary
ripe old age — The couple grew fruit trees and lived to a ripe old age … English expressions
at the ripe old age of something — at the ripe old age of (something) live to a ripe old age to live until you are very old. He died at the ripe old age of eighty seven … New idioms dictionary
at the ripe old age of — (something) live to a ripe old age to live until you are very old. He died at the ripe old age of eighty seven … New idioms dictionary
a ripe old age (of …) — a/the ripe old age (of…) idiom an age that is considered to be very old • He lived to the ripe old age of 91. Main entry: ↑ripeidiom … Useful english dictionary
the ripe old age (of …) — a/the ripe old age (of…) idiom an age that is considered to be very old • He lived to the ripe old age of 91. Main entry: ↑ripeidiom … Useful english dictionary
at the ripe old age — at a very old age; being unusually old He could still play checkers at the ripe old age of ninety eight … English idioms
live to a ripe old age — to live until you are very old. Both his grandparents lived to a ripe old age … New idioms dictionary
in the ripe old age of — at the age of (usually an old age) … English contemporary dictionary
old age — noun a late time of life (Freq. 1) old age is not for sissies he s showing his years age hasn t slowed him down at all a beard white with eld on the brink of geezerhood • Syn: ↑years, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
